Nowra helo plays role in drug busts​

RAID: HMAS Melbourne's boarding party during initial discussion with a crew member of a dhow in the northern Indian Ocean. Later investigations revealed 65kg of heroin hidden in the deck of the dhow. Photo: Bonny Gassner

RAID RESULT: Illegal narcotics have been discovered by HMAS Melbourne's boarding team hidden in the deck of a dhow crossing the northern Indian Ocean. A total of 65kg of heroin, hidden inside sunflower seed packets, was seized and destroyed. Photo: Bonny Gassner

The crew of HMAS Melbourne, featuring a helicopter from HMAS Albatross, has completed a fifth successful drug seizure for Operation Manitou, seizing about 65kg of heroin from a dhow in the Indian Ocean, taking their haul to close to a tonne of illegal drugs.